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Popup Tab Switcher

by Dmitriy Davydov · Accessibility
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Makes switching between tabs more convenient.

Users
10K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.4 / 5
−0.06 in 30 days
Ratings
138
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#7,224
#6,148 among extensions
Version
2024.2
updated 22 Jul 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years
3,0006,50010KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 10,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
3084138Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 138 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Popup Tab Switcher

The extension shows you a popup with last active tabs when you press its shortcut (Alt + Y by default). You cycle through them by holding Alt and pressing Y. By releasing the Alt key you switch to the chosen tab. This is like switching between apps in Windows (Alt + Tab) and in macOS (Cmd + Tab). Also, when you close an active tab, you will be placed to the previously active one. It is more helpful than the default Chrome's behaviour, which activates the nearest tab. You can delegate default switching between tabs by pressing Ctrl + Tab to the extension, see how https://github.com/dvdvdmt/popup-tab-switcher#replace-default-tab-switching-behaviour NOTE: The extension tries to render its popup on the page wherever it is possible, but there are cases where it can't do that: * Chrome's web store pages. The extension doesn't work here. * Special Chrome tabs such as Settings, New tab, History, etc. In this case the extension tries to switch a user from a special tab to a previous tab without showing a popup. * The page has no focus (a user searches on the page, focused on address bar, etc.). In this case the extension shows its popup and starts a timer by the end of which it will switch a user to the selected tab. * Files pages (URL starts with file:///). The extension can't work on such pages without a special permission which you can turn on in Extensions > Popup Tab Switcher (Details) > Allow access to file URLs. Source code on GitHub https://github.com/dvdvdmt/popup-tab-switcher

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%0−0.06
30 days0+0.0%+1−0.06
6 months0+0.0%+2−0.05
1 year0+0.0%+10−0.07

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Popup Tab Switcher appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
popup#54+6

Version history

18 versions recorded
2024.222 Jul 2024
2024.17 Jul 2024
2023.49 May 2023
2023.314 Mar 2023
2023.211 Mar 2023
2023.124 Jan 2023
2022.420 Sep 2022
2022.313 Sep 2022

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
1 Jul 2020
Size
249 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
cehdjppppegalmaffcdffkkpmoflfhkc

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 2, likelihood 0
Permissions
activeTabfaviconscriptingstoragetabs
Site access
file:///*

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